A bride, a second woman, and a little girl prepare for an autumn wedding as they model their French fashions for the October, 1866 edition of Moniteur de la Mode. The bride wears a white gown with a very full bell skirt. The bodice has a vertical...

A brown-haired young woman and brown-haired child, perhaps a mother and her daughter, look at each other while they model their circa 1820-1830 fashions. The woman wears a long colorful dress with a tight fitting bodice and full skirt. The fabric...

A dark-haired woman looks directly at the viewer in a three-quarter pose wearing an elaborate white wedding dress. The bodice has a deep round neck with an inset of lace, with a high collar and a key-hole neckline, showing her five strand pearl...

A family costume party is the theme for this illustration in the February, 1901 edition of La Mode Illustrée. Although they represent a family of the early twentieth-century, the man, his wife, their four children, and another woman are dressed in...

A gentleman wears the costume of the court of Louis XIII. He wears a pointed-brimmed, gray hat with blue and white feathers. He wears a wide white collar, edged with point edged lace that covers part of his shoulders. His coat and breeches are...

A group of ten young women and girls gather to model their English fashions for The Young Ladies' Journal of February 1888. Six of the models display coats, hats, and outerwear to brave the winter cold, while four of the models are dressed for the...

A man and his son wear Parisian fashions in a plate from the Petit Courrier des Dames magazine. The man wears tan trousers, a white shirt and waistcoat, and a blue tailcoat. His white shirt has a pleated front and he wears a high white cravat. His...

A man stands against a simple shaded background. He wears a white shirt with a high shirt points and a ruffle at the front, a white cravat, and a white waistcoat. His dark blue green double-breasted tailcoat has a a black notched collar, and is cut...

A man wears a long white wig, and a red frock coat trimmed in gold brocade and embroidery. The coat has deep, turned-back cuffs. His stockings are white, and his shoes are black and have small heels. Under his left arm he carries a black tricorn...

A mother and her two daughters pause under shady trees during their outdoor walk. The older daughter wears a lavender and pink horizontally striped dress with a heavily-fringed blue shawl with black stripes. The dress is slightly above ankle...

A woman and a child stand with a young girl who seems to be dressed for her confirmation. The woman on the left wears a long full skirted skirt and jacket of blue satin. The skirt has six horizontal bands of ruched panels. More ruched bands edge...

A woman and man wearing English and French fashions for 1803. The woman's outfit is labeled number "1." The woman stands in a three-quarter pose with her back to the viewer which allows us to see the back v neckline and hemline of the overdress....

A woman and sleeping child sit on an Empire style chaise lounge in London morning dress for 1809. The woman rests her feet on a small matching foot stool. The woman wears a long, white, unstructured dress, with an Empire waist. The bodice has a...

A woman and two children dressed in fashions from approximately 1860 stand on pavement in front of a stone wall and a column. The woman is dressed in a dark green riding habit with a long, full skirt with a train. The jacket and skirt are decorated...

A woman and two men have a conversation while standing in front of a large neoclassical structure. The two gentlemen are arm in arm. The woman wears a dark blue riding habit with a white collared blouse with a red cravat. The jacket has moderate...

A woman and two young girls are depicted in a parlor. The woman, standing to the left, wears a white lace bonnet with green ribbon. Her dress is tan with thin red edged lace ruffles that trims the sleeves, and the three tiers of the skirt. Her...

A woman appears in a walking dress from 1822. She wears a purple long-sleeved empire-waist dress with ermine fur on the cuffs of the Juliet sleeves and at the bottom of her dress. Short ribbons are attached to the bodice, down the front of the...

A woman appears in public promenade dress for 1838. She faces the viewer but her head is turned to the right and hidden by her hat. She wears a pale yellow bonnet with a wide brim. Pink flowers with green leaves and yellow ruffles decorate the...

A woman appears in public promenade dress for 1838. She wears a mint green, wide brimmed bonnet. The crown of the hat is completely covered with green feathers and pink flowers with green leaves. Her hair is visible, parted down the center, and...

A woman facing left in a long-sleeved dress of red with black polka dots. The bodice and skirt are trimmed with three white horizontal bands with black stitching that end at the front with round ornaments. The upper two bands on the bodice are...